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First known ‘romantic’ photograph of an interracial couple in the US comes to auction

03 October 2024

On October 26, Freeman’s Hindman in Cincinnati will offer what is believed to be the first American photograph of a romantically posed interracial couple.

gold rings

More antiques head for scrap as gold reaches all-time high

02 October 2024

This week’s record gold price has led to greater amounts of antique items being scrapped.

Wind In The Willows

EH Shepard Wind in the Willows illustration among Forum Auctions sale highlights

02 October 2024

A selection of important British works were on offer at Forum Auctions, including these four highlights that hammered over estimate

barniz de Pasto escritorio

Cabinet showing 17th century ‘globalisation’ in action makes over 90 times estimate

02 October 2024

Due to the fact that they represent a meeting of three continents and cultures, barniz de Pasto (Pasto varnish) boxes have recently been described by Jorge F Rivas Perez, curator of Latin American Art at the Denver Art Museum, as ‘some of the first works of a globalised world’.

Teak window panel

Window panel from Getty collection reaches six figures at Stair Galleries

01 October 2024

A final treasure from the Ann and Gordon Getty collection excelled at the latest sale at Stair Galleries in Hudson, New York.

Wedgwood George VI coronation mug

'Unique' yellow coronation mug sets record for a Ravilious ceramic

01 October 2024

A rare colourway of the Ravilious for Wedgwood coronation mug took a bid of £13,500 at Gildings – a record price for Ravilious ceramics.

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Ivory Act extension to pass ‘when time allows’

30 September 2024

The UK ban on the trade in antique scrimshaw and narwhal tusks has been delayed following the change of government.

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Punning box found among bric-a-brac makes four figure sum

30 September 2024

Plucked from a box of bric-a-brac brought in for a general sale, a Commonwealth gilt brass sealing wax box sold for £5200 at Lawrences of Crewkerne. A clever pun gives a clue to its maker’s identity - and perhaps his political leanings.

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Dealer Dickinson offers ‘early Michelangelo’

30 September 2024

London dealer Dickinson is offering what it says is ‘the one of the most exciting old master discoveries to have been made in recent decades, and is an important addition to the small group of extant drawings by Michelangelo’.

Robert Ker Porter watercolour

Rare view of Kyiv skyline features among five lots to watch

30 September 2024

With estimates from £400, here are five previews of items coming up at auction this week

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Swinton estate sale brings a flavour of Le goût Rothschild to Yorkshire

30 September 2024

The Swinton Estate, which spans approximately 20,000 acres of North Yorkshire, has been in the Cunliffe-Lister family since the 1880s.

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News in brief including Michael Jackson sale to go ahead

30 September 2024

A round-up of art and antiques news from the previous seven days, including news of a court ruling allowing the sale of Michael Jackson drawings to proceed

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Obituary: antiques dealer Robert Jackson Whitfield (1941-2024)

30 September 2024

Family and friends regretfully announce the death of Robert Jackson Whitfield aged 82 (born 10 October 1941, died 2 September 2024)

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Horrocks back in fashion

30 September 2024

Actress Jane Horrocks took to the rostrum at Ewbank’s in Surrey on September 19 for Diary of a Wardrobe - A Celebrity Charity Auction for Marie Curie.

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Mystical posters mesmerise collectors at auction

30 September 2024

A recent Vintage Posters sale at Swann Galleries (25/20/12% buyer’s premium), a summer staple of the New York auction house, was dominated by three large early 20th century magic posters, each hammering for $22,000 (£16,650).

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Silver linings in a suitcase

30 September 2024

Pulling out a suitcase from under a bed during a probate valuation, Dawsons’ valuer could scarcely have guessed what they would find hidden inside.

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Bidders in the market for a Glover

30 September 2024

Large urban landscapes, lorry parks, shantytowns and thronging markets feature heavily in the work of Ghanian painter Ablade Glover (b.1934).

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Seals of the Duchy

30 September 2024

Of numismatic interest in the Swinton sale were two George VI silver seal matrices made for the County Palatine and the Duchy of Lancaster.

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Obituary: Furniture dealer David Pettifer (1930-2024)

30 September 2024

The antique furniture world has lost one of its great characters and senior statesmen in David Pettifer who died on 30th August aged 94.

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Outback artist on the front foot

30 September 2024

Aboriginal painter Namatjira’s evocative Australian work makes rare appearance in a British saleroom

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